Research Centre Management Roles

As Chair (2001-2003) of the Research Committee, School of Computer Science and
Engineering, UNSW, I was a member of the teams (comprising multiple university,
government and industry partners) that constructed successful bids for and founded two major research centres:

Smart Internet CRC, which was awarded $22M of Federal funding in 2001, matched by partner cash and kind contributions
to make up over $100M over 7 years. I was program leader of the CRC's Smart Personal Assistant
research program for the first year of operation of the centre.

National ICT Australia, which
was awarded $129M of Federal funding for 2002-2006. I held the role of Program Leader of the
NICTA Formal Methods program from NICTA's inception in 2002 to taking
sabbatical leave July 2006-July 2007. Significant outcomes from this program
include